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2.16 Stream Particle Velocity
By William Pollard
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Where are the largest sediments found in a river? Why do you think this is?
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How do the silt and clay move in the stream channel?
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The largest particles that a stream deposits as it enters a pond are 8 centimeters in diameter. The minimum velocity of the stream is approximately
100 cm/sec
200 cm/sec
300 cm/sec
400 cm/sec
Which stream velocity carried only clay particles to the depositional environment where the shale formed?
0.02 cm/s
0.05 cm/s
10 cm/s
20 cm/s
What is the minimum water velocity needed in a stream to maintain the transportation of the smallest boulder?
100 cm/sec
200 cm/sec
300 cm/sec
500 cm/sec
A stream’s velocity decreases from 100 cm/s to 5 cm/s. Which size sediment particles will still be transported by the stream?
pebbles, sand, silt, and clay
sand, silt, and clay only
silt and clay only
clay only
A stream is flowing at a velocity of 75 centimeters per second. The biggest particles it can transport is
clay
sand
silt
pebbles
A stream flowing at a velocity of 75 centimeters per second can transport
clay only
pebbles only
pebbles, sand, silt, and clay, only
boulders, cobbles, pebbles, sand, silt, and clay
Which cross section above best shows the pattern of sediments deposited by the stream as it enters the ocean?
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